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The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The election will be held in three phases — Oct. 28, Nov 3 and 7 — while the counting of votes will be on November 10. The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly ends on November 29. For the first time, the Commission is extending postal ballot facility to people aged over 85 years, as well as to COVID-19 suspects and patients. Here are the live updates: 1.14 pm Phase 3 Issue of Notifications October 13 Last Date of making nominations October 20 Scrutiny of nominations October 21 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 23 Date of Poll November 7 Counting of Votes November 10 1.13 pm Phase 2 Issue of Notifications October 9 Last Date of making nominations October 16 Scrutiny of nominations October 17 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 19 Date of Poll November 3 … [Read more...] about Bihar elections in three-phases from October 28; counting on Nov.10

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's election has brought in a wave of Greens and independents pushing for aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions, who will pressure the incoming Labor government to step up its climate plans if it wants to pass any legislation. The country's biggest polluters in mining, oil and gas and building materials face a gradual tightening of allowed carbon emissions, while Labor aims to boost demand for electric vehicles and speed up renewable energy developments. The election result, with the pivotal role climate change played, represents a remarkable shift for Australia, one of the world's biggest per capita carbon emitters and top coal and gas exporters. It was shunned at last year's Glasgow climate summit for failing to match other rich nations' ambitious targets. "Together we can end the climate wars," incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in his victory speech. "Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a … [Read more...] about Analysis – In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action

Donald Trump continues to lash out over the GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania as mail-in ballots favor David McCormick, who is the rival of the former president's endorsed candidate, Dr. Mehmet Oz. The high-profile primary has tested Trump's influence within the Republican Party, with his endorsement of Oz, who is known for his self-titled television show, raising the ire of many conservatives . The results remain close, and the race will likely head to a recount . Oz still appeared to hold a narrow lead, leading former hedge fund manager McCormick by just more than 1,000 votes Sunday morning. However, McCormick won more mail-in ballots, leaving the results of the swing state's primary unknown nearly one week after counting began. In total, McCormick won 45,388 mail-in ballots, compared to Oz's 32,680, according to the latest data released by the Pennsylvania Department of State. The state does not count these ballots until Election Day, so a delay in reporting final … [Read more...] about Trump fumes as mail ballots favor Oz rival McCormick in tight primary

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 SAN ANTONIO (AP) — By the time Dr. Hector Gonzalez arrived in Laredo, Texas, in 2001, the last abortion clinic had already closed. He spent the next 20 years experiencing firsthand where the largely Hispanic and heavily Catholic community along the border with Mexico usually sided. “Definitely it was, ‘No abortion,'" said Gonzalez, the city's former public health director. That culture has helped protect the region's nine-term congressman, Henry Cuellar, who is one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress. But he's facing the stiffest challenge of his career on Tuesday in a runoff election against progressive rival Jessica Cisneros, a 28-year-old immigration attorney who supports abortion access. With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to potentially overturn abortion rights in a ruling this summer, the runoff is being closely watched for clues about whether the … [Read more...] about Texas race tests abortion’s resonance with Democratic voters

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Labor Party will form the country's next government on Monday, as unprecedented support for the Greens and climate-focussed independents ended nearly a decade of rule by the conservative coalition. Centre-left Labor remains four to five seats short of a majority of 76 in the 151 seat lower house with about a dozen electorates too close to call, television channels reported on Sunday. Labor may need the support of independents and smaller parties to return to power for the first time since 2013. Labor leader Anthony Albanese said he will be sworn in as the 31st prime minister on Monday along with four senior party members, before heading to Tokyo to attend a "Quad" summit on Tuesday with U.S. President Joe Biden and the prime ministers of Japan and India. "I do want to change the country. I want to change the way that politics operates in this country," Albanese told reporters after leaving a cafe in his Sydney suburb, where he was seen taking … [Read more...] about Australia’s Labor to retake power after 9 years, independents may hold sway

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Professional women and voters concerned about climate change unleashed a third force in Australia's election, taking a swath of seats that ended nine years of conservative rule even as votes for the winning Labor Party fell. Women who left successful careers in business, medicine and media to enter politics as independents were on track to win five seats from Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal party in its affluent urban heartland in Saturday's general election, as moderate voters abandoned the government. Independents or the minor Greens party looked set to win at least 15 of the 151 lower house seats, ABC election analysts said. Labor remained five seats short of the 76 seats it needs to form a government as counting continued on Sunday. Personifying the disruptive change were centrists, mostly women, dubbed "teal" candidates because of teal-coloured marketing material used as they targeted seats held by Morrison's conservative party. "You seldom … [Read more...] about Analysis-Australian women unleash new political force on climate, integrity

close Video Election integrity 'still in Republican Party concerns': Ronna McDaniel RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel weighs in on Pennsylvania's highly contested Senate race, election integrity issues and Trump's endorsement in Georgia's gubernatorial primary race and other key races. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel responded to a recent tirade from Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., after the congressman lost his GOP primary last week to State Sen. Chuck Edwards. Cawthorn had called for Republicans to stop with "genteel politics," the "rise of the new right" and for "Dark MAGA to truly take command." When asked what that meant on "Fox News Sunday," McDaniel had no idea. "I don’t know what ‘Dark MAGA’ is. It sounds like something from Star Wars ," McDaniel quipped. MADISON CAWTHORN SAYS IT'S TIME FOR ‘DARK MAGA,’ ‘NEW RIGHT’ TO TAKE OVER AFTER SCANDAL-PROPELLED … [Read more...] about Ronna McDaniel responds to Cawthorn diatribe: ‘I don’t know what Dark MAGA is’